6000 IELTS Academic Words

Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
Want to know your IELTS vocabulary level? Try the Test Page. You can also Report My Test to us; Our tutors may view your testing and give you a suggestion. It is a FREE service.
Vocabulary Study Online by Level
Vocabulary Study Online
Vocabulary Study Online By Level (VSOBL) is a Fast, Reliable, and Handy tool to prepare English exam vocabulary. (Available for all VIP accounts: US$2/Month). It has built-in word lists: 6000 IELTS words, 6000 TOEFL words, 5000 GRE words, and 3000 SAT words. You can load them by level with one click.
  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Previous   Next    
irrespective  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
[显然的,虚假的] put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
Exercise
[事件,发生] an event that happens
Exercise
[不考虑的,不论的] without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent
Exercise
[加润滑剂,使润滑] make smooth or slippery
kernel  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
[霉(因温湿而生)] growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
Exercise
[核心的] central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
Exercise
[谦卑的,驯服的,温和的,顺从的] quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
Exercise
[无数,非常多] of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
lax  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
[懒散的,马虎的,疏忽的,松弛的,不紧张的] loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
Exercise
[弥漫,普及] pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
Exercise
[分裂开来] divide into parts, pieces, or sections
Exercise
[不考虑的,不论的] without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent
magnify  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
[弥漫,普及] pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
Exercise
[边远的,偏僻的] relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
Exercise
[放大,扩大] intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
Exercise
[圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的] flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
mimic  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
[圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的] flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
Exercise
[可容许的,可承认的] proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
Exercise
[模仿,摹拟] copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
Exercise
[最优的] most favorable or advantageous
mischance  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
[边远的,偏僻的] relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
Exercise
[显然的,虚假的] put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
Exercise
[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
Exercise
[霉运,不幸] unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
misdeed  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
[可行的] feasible; capable of being affected, done, or put into practice
Exercise
[罪行,恶劣行为] evil deed; wicked action
Exercise
[发生,发起,创办] initiate; invent; bring into being; create
Exercise
[事件,发生] an event that happens
palatable  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
[核心的] central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
Exercise
[金融的] of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
Exercise
[抢劫,掠夺] take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
Exercise
[可接受的,美味的] acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
pant  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
[懒散的,马虎的,疏忽的,松弛的,不紧张的] loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
Exercise
[喘气,喘息] breathe quickly or in a labored manner; sigh
Exercise
[不情愿的,勉强] unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
Exercise
[周期性] in a regular periodic manner; intermittently
paradox  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
[事件,发生] an event that happens
Exercise
[发生,发起,创办] initiate; invent; bring into being; create
Exercise
[悖论] something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
Exercise
[可行的] feasible; capable of being affected, done, or put into practice